Term info
database cross reference
- SNOMEDCT_US:205043005
- UMLS:C4020839
- UMLS:C0158775
- Fyler:4108
- UMLS:C4020840
- SNOMEDCT_US:74877002
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A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal vertebrae (the coccygeal vertebrae are fused into one coccyx bone).
definition
An abnormality of one or more of the vertebrae.
has alternative id
HP:0005719
has exact synonym
Abnormal vertebrae, Abnormality of the vertebrae, Vertebral anomalies
has related synonym
Abnormal vertebral bodies, Multiple vertebral anomalies
id
HP:0003468